Ireland vs New Zealand, Only Test, New Zealand tour of Ireland, 2026 - Player HighlightsIRE vs NZ, Only Test, New Zealand tour of Ireland, 2026 - Player Highlights

Liam McCarthy to Williamson, out Lbw!! Huge wicket for the debutant. He will remember this for a long, long time. Went short, wide and then came up with a full ball that curved in from a fullish length to trap Kane Williamson plumb in front of the stumps. It went past his inside-edge and looked dead. No hesitation from Rod Tucker. Williamson lbw b Liam McCarthy 36(70) [4s-5]

Liam McCarthy to Williamson, wide, lifter on the stumps, Williamson doesn't bother with it. Too high and called a wide...

Liam McCarthy to Williamson, no run, back of a length outside off, punched to covers

Liam McCarthy to Williamson, no run, good length outside off, punched back to the left of the bowler

Liam McCarthy to Williamson, 2 runs, opens the bat face and guides the short of length delivery to the left of third man

Liam McCarthy to Williamson, no run, full outside off, Williamson seeks to drive and drags it off the inside half to short mid-wicket

Mark Adair to Williamson, 1 run, slower full delivery on off, Williamson pushes it into the vacant space in front of cover for a quick single

Mark Adair to Williamson, 1 run, short on leg stump, Williamson pulls it to the left of fine leg

Mark Adair to Williamson, no run, good length just outside off, tapped away into the slip cordon

Liam McCarthy to Williamson, 1 run, back of a length on off, Williamson dabs it to cover and hurries through for a quick single

Thomas Mayes to Williamson, no run, skiddy short of length delivery outside off, Williamson taps with soft hands towards gully

Liam McCarthy to Williamson, no run, short of length outside off, left alone to the keeper

Liam McCarthy to Williamson, no run, full and shaping away ever so slightly outside off, Williamson plays inside the line and lets it go

Thomas Mayes to Williamson, no run, length delivery in the channel wide of off, Williamson doesn't bother with it

Thomas Mayes to Williamson, 2 runs, shows full face of the bat and punches the length delivery to the left of backward point

Thomas Mayes to Williamson, no run, on a length just outside off, Williamson blocks with soft hands

Thomas Mayes to Williamson, no run, good length outside off, left alone to the keeper

Thomas Mayes to Williamson, FOUR, Thomas Mayes overcorrects and bowls it very full outside off, Williamson leans into the drive and creams it all along the ground through covers

Thomas Mayes to Williamson, FOUR, poor delivery first up right after the break. Short and wide, Williamson jumps on the back foot and slaps it in the gap through covers

Reuben Wilson to Williamson, 1 run, angled in on a length around leg stump, Williamson hops inside the crease and flicks it to the right of backward square leg

Reuben Wilson to Williamson, no run, full outside off, Williamson shoulders arms

Thomas Mayes to Williamson, 1 run, short of length outside off, Williamson hops and dabs it into the covers for a quick single

Reuben Wilson to Williamson, 2 runs, shorter and wider, Williamson opens the bat face and punches sweetly in the gap between backward point and cover. Easy two...

Reuben Wilson to Williamson, no run, fuller on fifth stump, Williamson plays with soft hands and the outside-edge drops well short of the first slip fielder

Reuben Wilson to Williamson, no run, "howzaaat" go the Irish fielders. Too high. It swung back in from a length, beat Williamson on the inside-edge and hit him high on the front pad

Thomas Mayes to Williamson, no run, good length just outside off, Williamson taps with soft hands towards gully

Thomas Mayes to Williamson, no run, wider lines once again, nothing doing from Williamson

Thomas Mayes to Williamson, no run, full and keeps low outside off, Williamson lifts his bat and lets it go

Thomas Mayes to Williamson, no run, full outside off, Williamson shoulders arms

Thomas Mayes to Williamson, leg byes, 2 runs, leg-lined, Williamson misses the flick and it takes the thigh pad - rolling to the right of the sliding fielder at fine leg

Thomas Mayes to Williamson, no run, short of length outside off, Williamson chops it off the inside-edge to backward point

Mark Adair to Williamson, no run, full on leg stump, Williamson flicks and finds mid-wicket

Mark Adair to Williamson, no run, pitched up on the stumps, Williamson gets across and defends it back to the bowler

Mark Adair to Williamson, no run, full and keeps low outside off, Williamson shapes up to cut and misses

Mark Adair to Williamson, no run, short and wide of off, Williamson doesn't bother with it

Mark Adair to Williamson, no run, short of length on off stump, Williamson hops and drops it into the leg-side with soft hands

Mark Adair to Williamson, no run, full and angling down leg, Williamson looks to flick and misses

Reuben Wilson to Williamson, 3 runs, tad too full on the stumps, Williamson uses his wrists to flick it all along the ground in the gap to the right of mid-wicket

Reuben Wilson to Williamson, no ball, full on off stump, Williamson taps it into the off-side. Reuben Wilson has overstepped...

Reuben Wilson to Williamson, no run, good length wide of off, left alone to the keeper

Reuben Wilson to Williamson, no run, and he induces the edge straightaway. Bowls it full in the channel outside off, Williamson leans across to poke and the outside-edge drops just short of the fielder at gully to his left

Mark Adair to Williamson, 1 run, keeps a touch low outside leg stump, Williamson clips it neatly to the left of deep backward square leg

Mark Adair to Williamson, no run, full on leg stump, Williamson shapes up to flick and gets a soft leading edge back towards the bowler

Thomas Mayes to Williamson, no run, full and closing in on off, Williamson is happy to offer a dead bat

Thomas Mayes to Williamson, no run, full at the stumps, Williamson clips it to mid-wicket

Thomas Mayes to Williamson, no run, on a length around off, Williamson taps into the off-side

Thomas Mayes to Williamson, no run, full on middle and leg, Williamson gets across and nudges to mid-wicket

Thomas Mayes to Williamson, no run, good length angled in towards off, Williamson hops and blocks it under his eyes

Thomas Mayes to Williamson, no run, short of length in the channel outside off, left alone to the keeper

Thomas Mayes to Williamson, no run, pitched up outside off, driven crisply but straight to the fielder at covers

Thomas Mayes to Williamson, no run, short of length ball shaping in, tucked to mid-wicket

Thomas Mayes to Williamson, no run, short of length just outside off, a bit of extra bounce, Williamson makes a watchful leave

Thomas Mayes to Williamson, no run, good length delivery shaping in from around off, kept out watchfully

Thomas Mayes to Williamson, FOUR, easy pickings! Half-volley on leg-stump, Williamson flicks it nicely through mid-wicket. The timing was spot on

Thomas Mayes to Williamson, no run

Thomas Mayes to Williamson, no run, full delivery swinging in on off, Williamson leans ahead and blocks it right in front of him

Thomas Mayes to Williamson, no run, tentative! Back of a length on off, shaping away, Kane Williamson thinks about keeping it out but eventually lets it go

Thomas Mayes to Williamson, no run, short of length and swinging away from Williamson. He leaves it alone

Thomas Mayes to Williamson, no run, wayward from Thomas Mayes as he slips this one down leg on a back of a length. A half-hearted attempt at the pull from Williamson and he misses

Thomas Mayes to Williamson, no run, length delivery outside off, moving away, Williamson lets it go

Thomas Mayes to Williamson, no run, fullish delivery around off, swinging away a bit, Kane Williamson doesn't fiddle with it

Mark Adair to Williamson, 1 run, length delivery around off, dabbed with an open bat-face towards gully for a quick single

Mark Adair to Williamson, no run, good skills from Mark Adair as he seams this one in sharply from a back of a length outside off. Kane Williamson camps back and tries to block but gets a bottom edge onto his pads

Mark Adair to Williamson, no run, short of length around off, seaming away, Kane Williamson shoulders arms to it

Mark Adair to Williamson, no run, good length delivery on off, Kane Williamson opens his bat-face and plays it with soft hands towards the slip cordon

Mark Adair to Williamson, FOUR, in the corridor of uncertainty, straightening a bit, Kane Williamson covers the line as he opens his bat-face and guides it in the gap between third slip and gully. Looked like he tried to play it squarer. Wasn't in complete control but he did well to control it and find the gap

Mark Adair to Williamson, no run, pitched up on off, Kane Williamson leans ahead and blocks it solidly down the track

Mark Adair to Williamson, FOUR, streaky but counts! A hard length delivery in the channel, pitches and straightens to open Kane Williamson up in his stance. He hops and has a poke at it but gets a thick outside edge. It bounces in front of the cordon and goes past

Mark Adair to Williamson, no run, this is testing stuff! A short of length delivery outside off, seaming away, Kane Williamson shoulders arms to it

Mark Adair to Williamson, no run, nicely bowled! On a length outside off, Kane Williamson pokes at it and gets a bottom edge that rolls towards the slip cordon

Mark Adair to Williamson, no run, back of a length outside off, Kane Williamson makes a watchful leave